I'm still going with this was all 'leaked' by Higley although she might have used someone as a shield, just to cover her own ass and to have someone else to blame for the bad writing and the declining viewership.

Yup, not only did she nearly run DAYS into the ground, but when someone finally had enough and tried to fix her mess, she ofcourse made sure the WGA heard about it. But that wasn't enough for her, as a nice added bonus she also made sure it was leaked to the media. A real peach that Higley is, isn't she?!